Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1916 — THREE SPICY BOUTS THURSDAY NIGHT [ARTICLE]

THREE SPICY BOUTS THURSDAY NIGHT

Michaels is Returned Winner Over Myres When Latter Breaks Collar Bone. Ellis Theatre was packed Thursday night when the referee called the battlers in the first preliminary to the center of the ring for instructions. Every follower of the grappling game received a run for his money. The game has come back to stay. In the opening bout of the evening Kid Parks pinned Jimmy Eldridge to the canvas twice, turning the trick the first time in two and a half minutes and taking the second fall after nine minutes’ work. Both falls were won via the hip lock, Eldridge falling beneath Parks with one shoulder on the mat, and was unable to tricate himself either time. Nate Welsh, substituting for his brother, had an easy time with Emmet Eldridge, taking the first fall in 3 mintues and repeating the trick in one minute the second time. In the wind-up Harvey Myres, the Parr strong man, and Vic Michaels, the Jordan township farmer boy, hooked up. Myres weighed "90 and Michaels tipped the beams at 186. Michaels was constantly on the defensive. Myres won the first fall after 15 minutes’ hard work, panning a head and shoulder lock on Michaels, who was forced to give up. Michaels claimed that Myers had used a strangle hold to turn the trick but Referee Kiplinger decided otherwise. At the end of 12 minutes in the second bout with Michaels on top of his opponent, Myres was seen to slowly turn over as the weight of Michaels’ body was forced against him, without any apparent resistance, and Michaels pinned him to th* canvas. Myres got slowly to his feet his right arm hanging limply at his side. A doctor’s examination revealed the fact that he had a broken collar bone where Michaels # had lain on him. The match was stopped, Myres being unable to continue. Michaels was awarded the match. Parr sent down a big contingent and when the last match terminated so suddenly when their favorite seemed certain of winning, they went home a saddened bunch. It certainly was tough luck for their man to lose in such a manner, for it is doubtful if either would have been the winner and it is probable that neither man would have gained a decision in the second fall.